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derviscio — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Dervish noun A member of a Sufi Muslim order known for ascetic living and, in some traditions, ritual spinning dances.

Senses

derviscio is used for these senses in English:

  • Dervish A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of mendicant friars.
  • dervish (Islam) An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.